Sandbox III: Revenge of the Sandbox

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Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be kept in a 5 m in diameter, circular grow bed in a visually isolated 8 m x 6 m x 5 m concrete cell outfitted with a fourteen (14) hours per day active 300 Watts UV-Lamp and overhead mister system. The climate inside the cell is to be maintained at 22°C and 63% humidity. Outside of authorized testing, SCP-XXXX is only to be viewed through a CCTV system and administered 4 liters of water every three (3) hours via an overhead mister. Repairs on aforementioned devices should only be conducted by staff members equipped with standard edition night vision goggles. Testing proposals need to be approved by SCP-XXXX's head of research,
Dr.██████ ██████████.
Any instances of SCP-XXXX-2 are to be kept in a standard 1 m x 2 m humanoid containment cell and should be neutralized after a maximum of fourteen (14) days and never be present in a room with above D-Class personnel, additionally, any corpses of SCP-XXXX-2 instances are to be incinerated. Personnel attending to SCP-XXXX are to undergo psychological screening on a biweekly basis.
Additionally, if any uncontained instances of SCP-XXXX's are discovered, by field agents briefed on SCP-XXXX's properties,
Mobile Task Force Eta-10 ("See No Evil") is to be dispatched to neutralize the instance(s) and perform cover-up protocol XXXX-C-H10.
Field agents undercover within law enforcement agencies are to be briefed on SCP-XXXX's properties
and report any incidents that could have been caused by SCP-XXXX.
Finding and containing new instances of SCP-XXXX are considered a Delta-Level priority.

Description:
SCP-XXXX appears to be a cluster of Vitis vinifera, currently supported by a 3m x 3.5 m Teflon trellis.
Instances of SCP-XXXX cannot be differentiated from mundane instances of Vitis vinifera, apart from its unusually high growth rate and water consumption until witnessing one of SCP-XXXX's effects manifest. If an omnivore or herbivore subject establishes visual contact with it, they are exposed to SCP-XXXX's secondary effect.

If a suitable subject is exposed to SCP-XXXX's secondary effect, the subject develops an intense urge to approach SCP-XXXX and consume it's "grapes", from this point on referred to as SCP-XXXX-1, until the subject has consumed enough to suffer SCP-XXXX's primary effect, upon which the subject immediately stops consuming instances of SCP-XXXX-1 and seemingly becomes immune to SCP-XXXX's secondary effect.
The number of instances of SCP-XXXX-1 a subject needs to consume to suffer SCP-XXXX's primary effect seems to depend on overall bodyweight and constitution of the subject. If a subject is interrupted from consuming a sufficient amount of SCP-XXXX-1 instances, to suffer from SCP-XXXX's primary effect, and visual contact to SCP-XXXX is broken, the subject immediately stops being affected by SCP-XXXXs secondary property, if visual contact is maintained or reestablished the subject will resume its behavior prior to being interrupted.
If this interrupted exposure to SCP-XXXXs secondary effect, especially after having consumed at least one instance of SCP-XXXX-1, causes any lasting harm to the targets psychological and physical health is currently unknown.
Subjects observing SCP-XXXX through non-direct means, like recordings, live-feeds, night vision goggles, etc. are not exposed to SCP-XXXX's secondary effects.

After a subject, from this point on referred to as SCP-XXXX-2, suffers SCP-XXXX's primary effect,
it undergoes immediate, permanent and currently irreversible psychological changes.
Instances of SCP-XXXX-2 develop a behavior similar to patients of severe depression.
When interviewed, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 generally express views and opinions of extreme pessimistic and nihilistic nature and will attempt to persuade the interviewer to consume instances of SCP-XXXX-1.
While alive, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 pose little to no threat but also rarely cooperate or perform any simple task unless physically forced to, even if threatened with termination. After approximately five (5) to ten (10) days, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 will show suicidal behavior and will attempt to kill themselves, if given the opportunity.

If the corpse of an instance of SCP-XXXX-2 is left unattended, an instance of SCP-XXXX will begin to grow from the corpse's intestines within one (1) to two (2) hours and sprout up to twelve (12) instances of SCP-XXXX-1 shortly after emerging, presumably using the corpse as soil.
Corpses inhabited by instances of SCP-XXXX begin to show signs of advanced dehydration after approximately five (5) hours after the emergence.
The new instance of SCP-XXXX will wither within three (3) days if it can not grow into fresh soil after emergence.

The reproduction SCP-XXXX's primary effect through chemical means
have been deemed impossible.

Results: After D-5536 enters the room it establishes visual contact with the
instances of SCP-XXXX-1 and is affected by SCP-XXXX's secondary effect, but is
interrupted by two (2) facility guards who enter the cell to prevent D-5536
from being exposed by SCP-XXXX's primary effect.
D-5536 is escorted back to its cell after it undergoes psychological screening.Analysis:"SCP-XXXX-1 instances appear to retain their effects
after being removed from SCP-XXXX.
Also this outcome leaves two options to the question of the source of SCP-XXXX's
secondary effect.
Either both instances of SCP-XXXX and instances of SCP-XXXX-1
exhibit a cognitohazardous effect or only SCP-XXXX-1 does.
Further testing is necessary."- Dr.██████ ██████████

Test XXXX-02 - ██.██.20██

Subject: An instance of SCP-XXXX which has been plugged free
from all instances of SCP-XXXX-1; D-5536Procedure: The instance of SCP-XXXX is placed within a 5 m x 5 m x 5 m concrete cell
on a makeshift growbed. Then D-5536 is introduced to the cell.Results: After D-5536 enters the cell it does not show any signs of being affected,
even after approaching it closely and coming into physical contact with it.Analysis:"This shows that instances of SCP-XXXX-1 appear to be the source of
SCP-XXXX's effects.
Further chemical testing and attempts to
reproduce SCP-XXXX-1's effects are necessary
to fully understand this anomaly."- Dr.██████ ██████████

Test XXXX-03 - ██.██.20██

Subject: Twenty (20) instances of SCP-XXXX-1; a specimen of the speciesSus scrofa domesticus,
for this test referred to as 'the subject'Procedure: Twenty (20) Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 are placed in a wooden trough in a
5 m x 5 m x 5 m concrete cell, to which the subject is introduced shortly
afterward.Results: The subject is effected by SCP-XXXX's secondary effect and consumes seventeen (17)
instances of SCP-XXXX-1 before it suffers SCP-XXXX's primary effect.
The subject then sits down in one corner of the cell
and stops moving for eight (8) minutes before it is carried back
into the on-site housing unit of livestock by personnel.
The subject is observed for the following four (4) days in which it exhibits
the typical behavioral patterns that have been observed in members of the Suidae
family that suffer from depression.
After four (4) days, the subject was mercy slaughtered and it's central
nervous system given to a the autopsical department for examination
and incinerated afterward.
The subject's brain showed no abnormal concentration of any hormones or other
chemical imbalances that have been linked with depression in mammals.

Analysis:"Now we can be certain that SCP-XXXX's primary effect isn't
caused chemically1
even though the higher the subject's resistance is to other poisons,
the more instances of SCP-XXXX-1 it needs to consume to suffer it's primary
effect.
I would suggest an MRI scan to be conducted on a new instance of SCP-XXXX-2
after it has been interviewed."- Dr.██████ ██████████

Test XXXX-04-α - 14.██.20██

"This is a long-term test designed to discover a way to differentiate between instances of
SCP-XXXX-2 and patients suffering from mundane severe depressive disorder.
In this test one D-Class personnel is turned into one instance of SCP-XXXX-2 on purpose.
The Ethics Committee has approved of this testing as long as efforts are made to reverse
SCP-XXXX's primary effect lasting on the subject."- Dr.██████ ██████████Subject: D-95692; twelve (12) instances of SCP-XXXX-1Procedure: Twelve (12) Instances of SCP-XXXX-1 are placed in a glass bowl in a
5 m x 5 m x 5 m concrete cell, to which D-9569 is introduced shortly afterward.Results: D-9569 establishes visual contact with the glass bowl and it's content and is
consequently, affected by SCP-XXXX's secondary effect.
Following first exposure, D-9569 approaches the glass bowl and consumes
eight (8) instances of SCP-XXXX-1 before it suffers SCP-XXXX's primary effect.
Subsequently D-9569, from now on referred to as SCP-XXXX-2-A,
is removed from the testing chamber and contained in a
3 m x 3 m x 1.5 m, 24 hours per day observed concrete cell, by security personnel.
The cell has been minimally furnished to provide a minimal form of comfort to
SCP-XXXX-2-A, in hopes of slowing down the development of suicidal behavior,
and to serve as a minimal environment for SCP-XXX-2-A to interact with,
for observation purposes.Analysis:"The first step of the test is done. SCP-XXXX-2-A will undergo an MRI test once
every 24 hours.
After 48 hours, Dr. █████ Berchtold and I
are going to hold an Interview with SCP-XXXX-2-A.
In the meantime it is to be provided with a standard notepad and pencil.
This privilege should be revoked once SCP-XXXX-2-A starts exhibiting
self-mutilating behavior.
Treat it like it is on suicide watch."- Dr.██████ ██████████

Dr.██████ ██████████: Then we'll just start simple. Do you know who you are?

SCP-XXXX-2-A: <Incomprehensible>

Dr.██████ ██████████: Would you speak up?

SCP-XXXX-2-A: It….it…..doesn't matter

Dr. █████ Berchtold: Can you elaborate?

SCP-XXXX-2-A: It doesn't who I am, was or…..will be.
I don't matter at all…..and so do you.

Dr. █████ Berchtold: Well, according to my notes…
you didn't express these opinions the last time we talked.

SCP-XXXX-2-A: I know better now….you can, too.

Dr. █████ Berchtold: How?

SCP-XXXX-2-A: Eat from the vines in your garden and…..you will see the truth.

Dr. █████ Berchtold: So, you want us to suffer like you do?

SCP-XXXX-2-A: I'm just trying…to help you see the truth about our existence.

Dr.██████ ██████████: If I'd accept, how would you go about 'helping' me?

<SCP-XXXX-2-A starts to convulse violently>Dr.██████ ██████████: <Stands up and turns to the one-way mirror>
Get a medical team in here, immediately!

<SCP-XXXX-2-A vomits four (4) intact instances of SCP-XXXX-1 on the desk>

<Security personnel bust through the door and evacuate Dr.██████ ██████████ and
Dr. █████ Berchtold from the room>

[END LOG]

SCP-XXXX-2-A is restained and escorted back to its cell

Note-"Instances of SCP-XXXX-2 have proven to be a higher thread than anticipated,
Special Containment Procedures should be updated accordingly"- Dr.██████ ██████████

Observation log XXXX-04-γ - 17.██.20██

14.██.20██: SCP-XXXX-2-A spends most of its time on the cell bed in the fetal position and
otherwise shows almost no activity.
MRI-scans show no alteration from normal brain activity,

15.██.20██: SCP-XXXX-2-A stays in its bed, apart from eating it's provided meals.
MRI-scans show changed brain activity patterns, similar to the ones found in
patients suffering terminal depression.

16.██.20██: SCP-XXXX-2-A expresses a behavior of general unrestfulness and paces around
it's cell and doesn't eat for the day.
MRI-scans are not performed on SCP-XXXX-2-A,
following the events of Interview log XXXX-04-β.

17.██.20██: SCP-XXXX-2-A is neutralized and it's body incinerated,
by command of the site director.

Test XXXX-04 is canceled and further testing on SCP-XXXX postponed indefinitely

Following is a documentation of the circumstances of SCP-XXXX's initial discovery.

SCP-XXXX was initially discovered on ██.██.20██ in a rented house in ███ ██████████, Germany.
After the tenant of the house had been █ weeks behind on rent payments, the landlord of the house went to inspect it but ended up being affected by SCP-XXXX and becoming an instance of
SCP-XXXX-2. The subject later killed itself in its own home, producing a new instance of SCP-XXXX.
The former wife of the subject witnessed the suicide and informed the authorities.
After the responding officers witnessed the emergence of the new instance of SCP-XXXX,
a field agent in contact with the local law enforcement reported the incident to
Foundation authorities and a biological-hazard-control unit were dispatched to the location.
The unit suffered the loss of one member, who turned into an instance of SCP-XXXX-2.
Following this, they requested backup and MTF Eta-10("See No Evil") was deployed.
The instances of SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-2 were successfully contained without further discrepancies
and Class-A amnestics distributed to the responding officers, the subject's wife
and following a request, one member of the responding biological-hazard-control unit, who was later
transferred to a different site and unit.
False memories were implemented.
In the basement of the SCP-XXXX's initial discovery location, multiple instances of SCP-XXXX-1
packaged in wax paper and an amateur plantation setup.

"If SCP-XXXX was cultivated and/or packaged with the possible intent of distribution is unclear and the idea currently considered pure speculation."- Dr.██████ ██████████